A LOCAL FAMILY IS HELPING CANCER PATIENTS ONE CRAFT AT A TIME AND GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION WHILE DOING IT. KMBC'S BRIAN JOHNSON IS OUTSIDE CHILDREN'S MERCY WITH THEIR STORY. CANCER IS SOMETIME -- CANCER TREATMENTS CAN BE LONG AND BORING. THE LONG FAMILY MAKES THESE ACTIVITY BASKETS FOR KIDS IN HOPES OF TAKING THEIR MIND OFF OF TREATMENT. THE MOM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER FOUR YEARS AGO. SHE IS CANCER FREE. THEIR BASEMENT IS NOW AN ASETTLEMENT BLEE LINE HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER. THE CRAFT-A-GRAMS IS DESIGNED TO BE A DISTRACTION FOR KIDS GOING THROUGH CANCER. THE KITS GO TO KIDS LIKE AVERY. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR ROOM , SO HAVING THESE IS HELPFUL. IT IS THE FAMILY'S WAY OF THANKING PEOPLE WHO HELPED THEM DURING THEIR HOUR OF NEED. WHAT A GREAT STORY. THE LONG FAMILY SHARED THEIR STORY WITH FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE,